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Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of abducting a three-year-old girl.

The toddler went missing from Primark in Northumberland Street on Wednesday. Police were called at 4.55pm.

Staff at neighbouring businesses and on the travel network were alerted and assisted police in searching for the girl. She was found just over an hour later in Gosforth by a Police Community Support Officer. Police also examined CCTV from Eldon Square and Newcastle University .

Two teenage girls, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction.

Chief Inspector Dave Gould said: “Thankfully the child was quickly located by officers and then reunited with her mother. This has been an incredibly distressing time for the girl’s family and specialist officers are working with and supporting the family.

“We mobilised all available local police resources to make sure the girl was found as quickly as possible and also included assistance from the public, and many of our partner agencies including Newcastle local authority and university as well as staff from retail premises, bus companies, train station and metro system. I would like to thank all of those involved for their help in finding this little girl and helping reunite her with her mother.

“Our inquiries will now continue to establish the circumstances of what happened and speaking to the two teenage girls in custody regarding the incident.”